Amoeba Hollywood's next Sidewalk Sale is Saturday, August 24 from 12- 5pm! We always have tons of great bargains just outside the store during our sidewalk sales and this one will be no different. (Of course there are some pretty stellar deals inside the store too, but you already knew that.) If shopping all of these awesome deals works up your thirst, the kind folks at Hubert's Lemonade will be on hand offering free lemonade to our lovely customers.

Sale items to look out for at this month's sidewalk sale include:

All DVDs are $3 and buy one get one free (excluding DVD box sets)

DVD box sets just $7 each or 2 for $10

Grab bags of ten 45s for only $3

8-track blowout featuring various genres

Posters 3 for $10

All sidewalk sales are final. Store credit cannot be used to purchase items from the sidewalk sale. Prices apply to sidewalk sale stock only and this offer is only while supplies last.

Clairy Browne just might be the new "thunder from down under." The feisty songstress fronts the 9-piece Melbourne, Australia based group, Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes. The band is known for their retro-soul sound similar to that of Fitz and the Tantrums while drawing some comparisons to the late Amy Winehouse. Backed by three female vocalists, the ladies pull off some tight harmonies a la The Supremes. The rhythm section is super tight and funky, most definitely worthy of a James Brown co-sign. And do not forget that signature baritone sax! The kid can blow! Fresh off the US release of their debut, Baby Caught The Bus (Vanguard), Clairy Browne & The Bangin' Rackettes are quickly becoming the next big thing. Be sure to catch them when their live show hits the States.

Clairy Browne stopped by Amoeba Hollywood to do a little record shopping. This is one memorable episode with a great story of Clairy's "issue with misheard lyrics." Too funny! She picks out some really cool records like neo-soul pioneer Erykah Badu's New Amerykah Part 1and contemporary R&B crooner Frank Ocean's Channel Orange. Clairy even declares that Outkast is "like my favorite band ever." She's got great taste in hip hop! See which '90s female rappers Clairy loves to listen to. Not only does Clairy get down with the funk and soul, but she also rocks out to some heavy metal! She digs up
Black Sabbath's seminal record, Paranoid, which is highly regarded as the band's magnum opus. Clairy Browne knows good music!

Sao Paulo, Brazil has always had a rich history in music. Some of Brazil's most engaging musicians were spawned in Sao Paulo during the 20th century, including Os Mutantes, who helped create the Tropicalia movement of the '60s, and Samba composers Paulo Vanzolini and Adoniran Barbosa, who wrote one of Brazil's most famous Sambas (see "Trem das Onze"). A late punk and garage scene grew in the '80s while the '90s gave way to a strong drum and bass movement. Fast forward to the 21st century and CSS carries the torch as Sao Paulo's leading purveyors of electronic-dance-rock. CSS exploded onto Brazil's burgeoning "new rave" scene in the early 2000s. Originally a six piece (5 ladies, 1 dude), CSS was one of the early bands to turn Internet fame into a full-fledged career.

Nearly a decade after they famously took their name (Cansei de Ser Sexy) from R&B diva Beyonce, after she declared she was "tired of being sexy," the women of CSS are back with their fourth album, Planta.TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek takes on producer duties and this time around CSS deliver a more polished production. Still full of electro-pop rock angst, CSS remain fun and loud despite losing main songwriter Adriano Cintra. The album's lead single, "Hangover," is a querky synth-pop jam that carries an upbeat feel. Lovefoxxx sings, "Living in Jupiter that spot is free / Martians??/ vampires and bees /
Everyone is floating together / Everyone is partying forever." Party on CSS!

On Saturday, August 3 we had the hilarious and spot-on comedic patter of Jimmy Pardo guest host our monthly charity auction at Amoeba Hollywood. Jimmy hosts the hugely popular podcast Never Not Funny and The Pardo Patrol for Conan O'Brien, plus he hosts monthly nights at the Upright Citizens Brigade. No joke---HE'S FUNNY ! Jimmy has hosted our auctions before and he came with an experienced swagger to drive those bids up and UP and UP! He managed to create some electric bidding wars on collectible items, as well as concert tickets and fun one-off toys...

This month's recipient is Smile Train, the world's leading cleft surgery organization with thousands of partners and programs operating in more than 80 countries, including some of the world's poorest and most in need. Their mission is to help the millions of children in developing countries who are suffering from unrepaired clefts. And in addition, Smile Train trains doctors and educates families. The proceeds from this month's auction will help so many children live happy and healthy lives. Lives they would otherwise not had.

As has been said many times before Jimmy Pardo "always finds the funny" and he certainly did on Saturday. His quips and his live, free-flowing, stream-of-consciousness improv helped us raise one of the highest amounts in our recent auction history!!

Amoeba Hollywood regularly sells tickets to local shows, with the added bonus of charging low service fees (if you're into saving money and who isn't really?).

All tickets can be purchased at the registers (while supplies last) for a $2 service fee. We take cash and credit cards for all ticket sales. Store credit and coupons cannot be applied to ticket sales. Limit 4 tickets per person.

Please note that on the day of the show, we will stop selling tickets for that show at 5pm.

If you have a question about whether we've sold out of a specific show, please call the store at 323-245-6400.

JUST ADDED SHOWS:

The Beach Ball Festival
Santa Monica Pier
September 21 & 22

Primal Scream
Fonda Theatre
October 13

Here is a full list of tickets we currently have for sale at Amoeba Hollywood: